Review Grand Final, 2024 - Sydney vs. Brisbane Lions

[lionsrules]

Ol Lightning In A Bottle Brayshaw?

gross ending for sure.

 

[dlanod]

It still doesn't seem real to me

Finally watching Jessica's YT movie on the premiership.

I think that really helped - seeing how far behind we were to suddenly just switching on. I honestly don't remember destroying Port in the middle of the season!

 

[MSB ROYS]

Ol Lightning In A Bottle Brayshaw?

Hipwood's goal had "that had no right to go through" was another idiotic statement.

Not sure that any media experts picked up Hipwood's Aker celebration at the time. It was mentioned later but that was probably after someone read social media.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Hipwood's goal had "that had no right to go through" was another idiotic statement.

Not sure that any media experts picked up Hipwood's Aker celebration at the time. It was mentioned later but that was probably after someone read social media.

Clint Wheeldon on ABC Radio mentioned it as he was calling the next passage of play (Ah Chee's 2nd goal).

 

[Nathan Barley]

Brayshaws radio work is mind numbing

 

[Grasshopper17]

Brayshaws radio work is mind numbing

Generous.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Is it just my imagination or was Brian genuinely exited by our win? He seemed so but he might just hate the Swans.

 

[mighty_lions]

Is it just my imagination or was Brian genuinely exited by our win? He seemed so but he might just hate the Swans.

he was excited for Denis Pagan

 

[dlanod]

Not sure that any media experts picked up Hipwood's Aker celebration at the time. It was mentioned later but that was probably after someone read social media.

TV definitely didn't mention anything live.

 

[Pride of lions]

Is it just my imagination or was Brian genuinely exited by our win? He seemed so but he might just hate the Swans.

You should watch the MMM broadcast of the end of the Lions & Geelong prelim. Brian was absolutely gutted that the Lions won.

 

[Monkey Daniel]

You should watch the MMM broadcast of the end of the Lions & Geelong prelim. Brian was absolutely gutted that the Lions won.

And Isaac Smith

 

[McIvor]

 

[Lazza16]

Hadn't seen this before; YT recommended it to me today and nice work by Jay who put it together:



Never get tired of anything associated with this GF.

Even better on 19th viewing ....ty

 

[dlanod]

Another tidbit that popped back into my mind...

There's often the saying "you need to lose one to win one", talking about Grand Finals. I'd looked up the result of that after we lost and it was BS. If anything, it was the reverse - the winner was often the first time they'd made the GF (unless they're a repeat winner), and the loser was never heard of again (Port, St Kilda, Freo, Adelaide, GWS).

It nagged at me the entire preseason last year and then promptly slipped from my mind once it became apparent that we were pretty solidly fell into the latter category.

The net result - we're only the second team to "lose one to win one" this millennium, other than West Coast twice (winning in 2018 after losing in 2015 - I keep forgetting this one given the three year gap, and 2006/2005).

Year	Premiership team	Runner-up	Lost one?
2024​	Brisbane Lions	Sydney Swans	2023​
2023​	Collingwood	Brisbane Lions	N/A
2022​	Geelong Cats	Sydney Swans	N/A
2021​	Melbourne	Western Bulldogs	2000​	Way too big a gap
2020​	Richmond	Geelong	N/A
2019​	Richmond	GWS Giants	N/A
2018​	West Coast	Collingwood	2015​
2017​	Richmond	Adelaide	N/A
2016​	Western Bulldogs	Sydney Swans	N/A
2015​	Hawthorn	West Coast	2012​	Already won in 2008
2014​	Hawthorn	Sydney Swans	2012​	Already won in 2008
2013​	Hawthorn	Fremantle Dockers	2012​	Already won in 2008
2012​	Sydney Swans	Hawthorn	2006​	Already won in 2005
2011​	Geelong	Collingwood	2008​	Already won in 2007
2010​	Collingwood	St Kilda	2003​	Too big a gap
2009​	Geelong	St Kilda	2008​	Already won in 2007
2008​	Hawthorn	Geelong	N/A
2007​	Geelong	Port Adelaide	N/A
2006​	West Coast	Sydney Swans	2005​
2005​	Sydney Swans	West Coast	N/A
2004​	Port Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	N/A
2003​	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood	N/A
2002​	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood	N/A
2001​	Brisbane Lions	Essendon	N/A
2000​	Essendon	Melbourne	N/A